This is evident in the remnants of the city's walls, gates and towers and is the surviving sections of churches and now incorporated into or standing alongside more recent internationally important antiquities are still being uncovered by dedicated archaeologists.  Vast quantities of artefacts and the foundations of a complete Viking neighbourhood consisting of houses, boundaries, paths, roads and harbour revetments were found along Wood Quay during the 1970s.  Since then archaeological digs are worthwhile period buildings are no longer being destroyed at random but are being sensitively restored where at all feasible.

The fabric of this area's unique heritage is now being woven in several imaginative ways along your route which will help you to recreate the sense of a thousand years of history.  The walk begins and ends at the western quarter of Temple Bar.

Start and Finish: The Porter House, Parliament Street (Sráid na Feise = Street of Parliament). 
Buses: all city centre services. DART station: Tara Street. Multi-storey car park off Fleet Street.
Length: 2 Miles (3.2 Kilometres)
Time: 1½ hours.
Refreshments: There is a wide choice of restaurants, hotels and pubs around the start/finish point.  On this walk you could enjoy a traditional take-away from Dublin's most famous fish and chip shop.  Burdocks, at No: 2 Werburgh Street.
Pathway Status: Street Pavements.  Everywhere is accessible by wheelchair except for the steps leading up to the old walls.
Best Time to Visit: Obviously, any time that suits you is good but if you want to savour a more medieval atmosphere try a Sunday for less traffic and the sounds of the bells from three different churches.  Sunday services in St. Patrick's Cathedral include excellent singing from the choir.
Connecting Walk: Temple Bar is 5 minutes away and Georgian Dublin 15 minutes away.

Adapted from Walking Dublin by Pat Liddy 1998.